About this project
Knee-Jerk is a literary journal that publishes new fiction and creative nonfiction by both emerging and established writers; interviews with established writers and artists on craft and process; and Reviews of Things, humorous reviews of anything at all that function as essays-in-disguise.
Since July 2009, we've published quality content every month, online at www.kneejerkmag.com. While we will continue to do so, we're also expanding into print.
Our first of what will be an annual print edition features over 200 pages of all new content from some of our favorite writers and artists:
* David Shields on envying Tiger Woods *
* Roy Kesey teaches how to count in a small town *
* Kim Chinquee on accepting drinks from too many strange men *
* Joe Meno on verbal wars with cape-sporting poets *
* Dan Kennedy imagines his voiceover narration for a nature program *
* Kenny Keil reviews his (free) cellphone in comic strip form *
* John McNally exposes Santa Claus in his trailer *
* Zoe Zolbrod on the perils of breakup-traveling *
* Greg Fiering offers new unseen Migraine Boy comic strip antics *
* Lucy Knisley's comic strip dissects the Chicago party scene *
* Plus color illustrations from Adam Kidder, Kayla Placencio, Ariel Radock, Kenny Keil, Aaron Delehanty, Amelia Fullmer, and Laura Thomas *
* And interviews with Harold Ramis and Glen David Gold *
Plus so much more (including even more contributors)!
The content is ready and the design is nearing completion. Now we'd like to ask for your help in getting everything off to the printer. Our printing costs are estimated at around $5000. Your donation will help put a huge dent in that. In return for your generosity, we have several gift offers (including free print issues), listed to the right. Even the smallest donation will be greatly appreciated and help get this magazine into bookstores and in your hands.
Thanks for reading,
Jon, Steve, and Casey
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A copy of the print issue, five customized "Knee-Jerk Loves You" buttons, plus your photo on the back of Knee-Jerk Offline Volume Two. Really. Your photo.
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Knee-Jerk is a free online literary magazine that debuted in July 2009, co-founded and edited by Jonathan Fullmer, Stephen Tartaglione, and Casey Bye. The magazine’s content is updated monthly and archived indefinitely at www.kneejerkmag.com
